Fall 2023 is a whopper. At least in terms of sheer volume. There are a ton of series in the hopper here, but to my tastes it’s not remotely in the same ballpark as Spring was. I’ve got a fair number os shows still fighting for places, but most of them them fall broadly in …
Had this been episode 2, I probably would’ve thrown it in the bin long ago. Impressions: A very offputting episode, and I’m less than wild on the show as it is. The entire start was just plain idiotic. Oh no, you defeated my pathetic generic thugs. This must mean you’re some kind of monster. Oh wait, …
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 16 Another frankly pretty boring magic school episode of Mahoutsukai no Yome. It strikes me that this whole arc has the feeling of a series that’s inherently unconventional doing its best to try and be conventional. In the first place, it fits like a bad suit off the rack. …
Yeah. “shameless” was definitely the right word. And Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen doubled down on that this week. It’s almost into self-parody territory at this point, as if the series is trying to top itself. There’s really no need for double entendres or implication when you just come right out and say it. The …
The first three episodes of the season sum up the Spy x Family experience very well. About 1.5 eps worth of utterly forgettable but pleasant, .5 of really good, and 1 of legit awful. This is a funny sort of show that way, one of the most inconsistent from week to week that I can …
The first thing I noticed with this week’s episode (yes, just a single) of The Apothecary Diaries was how different it looked. I mean like, totally. Most striking was that the colors were much more saturated and less cartoon-bright, giving the palette a much more natural look that suited the setting far better. There were …
